Paralysis by analysis

It is a lofty goal to have a fair trial for Israel Rivera Jr and good intentions from the executive board members. However it creates an impression of incompetency, by dragging it out and it fuels the fire that the executive board members are protecting Israel Rivera Jr among the general membership and it creates doubt where there is none. Whether prolonging this trial is worth the sour taste the executive board members leave among the general membership and whether this let it ride attitude is healthy for our Local 100 we need to move on. There has to be a finality and the folder must be handed to Manhattan or Bronx District Attorney.

Executive board members can not have a laissez-faire attitude. The general membership is watching and observing, and it is up to those executive board members to do their duty swiftly. This inaction is not healthy for our Local 100 when other pressing issues need the attention of those executive board members.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind those executive board members of the New York State Labor Law  Section 725  subsection 1.....Any member of such labor organization shall have the right to bring such action or proceeding if (a) after request by any member that such action or proceeding be brought, such organization shall fail to do so, or (b) such request would be futile, or (c) such organization has failed to prosecute diligently any such action or proceeding which it has brought.

Whether this carry on rises to the level of failure that which is mentioned in the subsection (c) in addition it gives the impression that we are unable to clean up the sleaze or run a clean ship. An organization as TWU Local 100 does not need to convey a message that we are troubled, dirty and rotten directly or indirectly whether intentionally or not at this precarious moment in the labor movement.

Executive board members must act expeditiously and energetically and resolve this trial. If in the event the executive board members want to be idle and inactive then we recommend that the trail should be open to the general membership. We recommend to the executive board to make a clean break and stop wasting time. Israel Rivera Jr has to be removed from the position of the secretary treasurer, disqualified from the membership of the TWU Local 100 and forward the file to the Manhattan or Bronx District Attorneys as soon as possible.

TWU Local 100 must convey the image that we are a clean organization and no thieves will be tolerated or accepted to be members.